Ezekiel 21:1-7

1And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

2“Son of man, set your face toward Jerusalem, and direct your [prophetic] word against the sanctuaries; prophesy against the land of Israel

3and say to the land of Israel, ‘Thus says the Lord, “Behold, I am against you and will draw My sword out of its sheath and I will cut off from you both the righteous and the wicked.

4Because I will cut off from you both the righteous and the wicked, therefore My sword will go from its sheath against all flesh from south to north,

5and all living will know [without any doubt] that I the Lord have drawn My sword out of its sheath; it will not be sheathed again.” ’

6As for you, son of man, groan with breaking heart and bitter grief, groan in their sight.

7And when they say to you, ‘Why do you sigh and groan?’ you shall answer, ‘Because of the news that is coming; and every heart will melt and all hands will be frail, and every spirit will faint and all knees will be weak as water. Behold, it comes and it will happen,’ says the Lord God.”